Sentencing Council

Sentencing Council
Agency overview
Formed	April 2010
Preceding agencies	Sentencing Guidelines Council; Sentencing Advisory Panel;
Type	Advisory non-departmental public body
Jurisdiction	England and Wales
Headquarters	The Royal Courts of Justice, London, WC2A 2LL
Employees	22
Annual budget	£1.9 million (2023/24)
Agency executives	Dame Sue Carr, Lady Chief Justice and President; Lord Justice William Davis, Lord Justice of Appeal and Chair;
Parent department	Ministry of Justice
Key document	Coroners and Justice Act 2009;
Website	www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
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	England and Wales in the UK and Europe

The Sentencing Council for England and Wales is a non-departmental public body that is responsible for developing sentencing guidelines, monitoring the use of guidelines and assessing and reviewing a wide range of decisions relating to sentencing. It was established in April 2010 in consequence of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, replacing the Sentencing Guidelines Council and the Sentencing Advisory Panel, its predecessor bodies.

Agency overview

Formed	April 2010 (April 2010)
Preceding agencies	Sentencing Guidelines Council Sentencing Advisory Panel
Type	Advisory non-departmental public body
Jurisdiction	England and Wales
Headquarters	The Royal Courts of Justice, London, WC2A 2LL
Employees	22^: 69
Annual budget	£1.9 million (2023/24)^: 65
Agency executives	Dame Sue Carr, Lady Chief Justice and President Lord Justice William Davis, Lord Justice of Appeal and Chair
Parent department	Ministry of Justice
Key document	Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Website	www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Map
England and Wales in the UK and Europe